Race Results

The most direct and official race results are provided by the Reno Air Race Association on their official Timing and Scoring website. Results are often posted minutes after each race so this is the most accurate source of information. Please visit the link below or click on the image to the right to visit the official timing and scoring website.

2017 Results Are Shown Below

MT Propeller has once again created some of the most eye catching trophies that the Sport Class could ask for. They are the talk of the banquet and will surely bring attention to the winner’s home or hangar. Please support our friends at MT Propeller as they continue to support us.

KPC has been sponsoring the Sport Class for many years. Each of our members use their Speed Cleaner on their canopy’s before each race. This year, KPC also sponsored the Rookie of the Year trophy that was awarded to Mathias Haid.

The Tommy Rose award is sponsored by IS Racing and is awarded to the pilot who demonstrates the best airmanship during the week of air racing. This years winner is Bob Swortzell for safely landing his damaged aircraft after an incident in the start chute.

A new trophy for 2017, sponsored by Blind Luck Racing and Louis Gabriel, goes to the best crew chief. Intended to be the well performing airplane mechanically speaking during the week of racing. What better trophy than a torque wrench!

Below are the best speeds for all aircraft that participated. There must be more than one type to qualify for an award. The bottom of the list includes the few single entries and their best speeds.

Pilot Name

Aircraft Type

Race Number

Best Speed

Fastest Super Glasair

Jeff LaVelle

Super Glasair

39

401.004

Mills, Bob

Super Glasair

47

356.206

Fastest Glasair

Fouts, Ben

Glasair

808

266.079

Murphy, Kirk

Glasair

25

263.234

Flanagan, John (Vandam, Rick)

Glasair

22

254.967

Gusakov, Scott

Glasair

540

254.502

Hansen, Eric

Glasair

82

254.102

Schuck, Brett

Glasair

14

224.996

Fastest Super Legacy

Benzing, Vicky

Super Legacy

6

377.840

Sterling, Dave

Super Legacy

8

367.716

Findlay, Andrew

Super Legacy

30

358.973

Fastest Legacy

Walker, Vince

Legacy

2

308.573

Crawford, Alan

Legacy

32

298.208

Adams, Harry Jay (Sutter, Ernie)

Legacy

66

297.295

Robinson, David

Legacy

92

285.583

Takagi-Read, Chiwami

Legacy

0

280.568

Van Hatten, Sean

Legacy

628

268.408

Zaccagnino, Pete

Legacy

28

265.652

Morss, Dave

Legacy

99

265.174

Fastest Thunder Mustang

Balmer, Peter

Thunder Mustang

67

338.746

Haid, Mathias

Thunder Mustang

151

309.896

Parker, John

Thunder Mustang

352

DNS

Fastest Rocket (Super Six)

Stringer, James

Super 6

49

242.09

Prewitt, Scott

Super 6

314

232.999

Schaich, Chris

Super 6

17

227.41

Fastest Lancair 360/360

McNerney, Tom

Lancair 360

55

268.408

Catalano, George

Lancair 320

56

238.316

Gabriel, Louis

Lancair 360

61

232.226

Frederickson, Mark

Lancair 320

31

231.082

Fastest RV

Ulrich, Lee

RV

101

244.241

Piper, Skylor

RV

80

230.116

Wischer, Neil

RV

888

227.980

Christopher, Stephen

RV

771

226.421

Swortzel, Robert

RV

26

223.613

Beaubien, Matt

RV

81

221.235

Ford, George

RV

43

219.944

Alvarez, Axel

RV

87

214.931

One of a Kind

Eldredge, Kevin

NXT

42

319.639

Ter Keurs, Mark

GP-4

96

223.503

Huffstutler, Conrad

Lancair Mako

90

217.579

2016 Results Are Shown Below

MT Propeller has once again created some of the most eye catching trophies that the Sport Class could ask for. They are the talk of the banquet and will surely bring attention to the winner’s home or hangar. Please support our friends at MT Propeller as they continue to support us.

KPC has been sponsoring the Sport Class for many years. Each of our members use their Speed Cleaner on their canopy’s before each race. This year, KPC also sponsored the Rookie of the Year trophy that was awarded to Axel Alvarez.

The Tommy Rose award is sponsored by IS Racing and is awarded to the pilot who demonstrates the best airmanship during the week of air racing. This years winner is Chiwami Read for her successful dead stick landing after and engine failure and in-flight fire!

Below are the best speeds for all aircraft that participated. There must be more than one type to qualify for an award. The bottom of the list includes the few single entries and their best speeds.

Pilot Name

Aircraft Type

Race Number

Qual Speed

Fastest Rocket (Best Speed)

Beaton, Bill

Harmon Rocket

Race 57

281.762

Schaich, Chris

Harmon Rocket

Race 17

235.223

Senegal, Steve

Super RV-8

Race 54

235.107

Schuck, Brett

Harmon Rocket

Race 14

230.927

Fastest 4 Cylinder Lancair (Best Speed)

McNerney, Tom

Lancair 360

Race 55

276.102

Carrera, Miguel

Lancair 360

Race 61

236.863

Catalano, George

Lancair 360

Race 56

236.5

Fastest Lancair Legacy

Walker, Vince

Lancair Legacy

Race 2

306.241

Sutter, Ernie

Lancair Legacy

Race 66

303.467

Benzing, Vicky

Lancair Legacy

Race 15

303.464

Robinson, David

Lancair Legacy

Race 92

297.439

Van Hatten, Sean

Lancair Legacy

Race 628

295.625

Gaskins, Abe

Lancair Legacy

Race 72

266.239

Zaccagnino, Pete

Lancair Legacy

Race 28

264.325

Morss, Dave

Lancair Legacy

Race 99

262.01

Fastest RV

West, Leland "Dan"

RV-8

Race 270

241.909

Rovey, Jason

RV-8

Race 76

234.879

Beaubien, Matthew

RV-4

Race 81

230.239

Christopher, Stephen

RV-7

771

229.824

Ford, George

RV-8

Race 43

224.995

Piper, Skylor

RV-8

Race 80

222.681

Wahl, Dan

RV-8

Race 75

221.492

Swortzel, Robert

RV-8

Race 26

221.307

Alvarez, Axel

RV-4

Race 87

220.847

Prewitt, Scott

RV-4

Race 314

218.559

Cone, Tim

RV-8

Race 18

212.93

Jernejcic, Matthew

RV-7

Race 64

202.967

Fastest Super Glasair

LaVelle, Jeff

Super Glasair III

Race 39

403.411

Mead, Gary

Super Glasair III

Race 47

364.051

Fastest Super Legacy

Seguin, Elliot

Super Legacy

Race 33

379.768

Findlay, Andrew

Super Legacy

Race 30

371.734

Sterling, David

Super Legacy

Race 8

367.925

Farnsworth, Lynn

Super Legacy

Race 44

351.825

Fastest Thunder Mustang

Parker, John

Thunder Mustang

Race 352

389.791

Mills, Bob

Thunder Mustang

Race 151

321.923

Balmer, Peter

Thunder Mustang

Race 67

318.611

One of a Kind

Farnsworth, Scott

Xtreme XA42

Race 38

221.176

Eldredge, Kevin

NXT

Race 42

325.592

Ogg, Richard

Glasair l

Race 0

239.197

Panzer, Jessy

Glasair III

Race 13

286.272

Vandam, Rick

Glasair II

Race 22

263.766

2015 Results Are Shown Below

Fastest In Type

Each year the Sport Class awards its own set of trophies based on speed in a specific type of aircraft. The only requirement is there be more than 1 of specific type of aircraft entered to race. The “Fastest in Type” award was provided by MT Propeller and arguably the most envied trophy at the awards banquet. Below you will find a list of all pilots and aircraft by type and by best speed from the week of racing. Winners are the top of each class.

Fastest Women

Karen Morss has created a perpetual trophy, The Race Angel, in honor of the late Lee Behel, a man who loved fast women! Colleen Keller was the recipient this year with a speed of 305.815 mph!

The Rocketeer

The ‘Rocketeer’ trophy is for most improved qualifying speed from one year to the next. Pictured is Jessy Panzer Race #13, winner of The Rocketeer, Fastest Glasair III @288.370 mph and Third Place Sport Silver. Congrats Jessy!

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